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Special Town Meeting Monday, April 4, 2005 at 6:00 p.m.

Town Clerk Doug Johnstone convened Town Meeting at 6:00 p.m. pursuant to MGL C.39,§14, and opened nominations for election of a Temporary Moderator for the April 4, 2005 Special Town Meeting due to the resignation of the Town Moderator on February 28, 2005.

Burt Wolfman nominated Roslyn Garfield. Gary Reinhart nominated Christopher Snow. Mr. Snow declined to accept the position of Temporary Town Moderator if elected in deference of Ms. Garfield’s experience. Alix Ritchie moved to elect Roslyn Garfield for the position of Temporary Town Moderator by acclimation. Roslyn Garfield elected by majority vote to serve as Temporary Town Moderator for the duration of said Special Town Meeting and so sworn by Town Clerk Doug Johnstone.

Temporary Town Moderator Roslyn Garfield introduced a video of Provincetown Poet Laureate Stanley Kunitz to open Town Meeting with his poem, Indian Summer At Land's End.

(1) Cheryl Andrews moved that the Town vote to waive the reading of the warrant.

Motion Passed.

(2) Cheryl Andrews moved that the Town vote to grant permission to speak at the April 4, 2005 Special Town Meeting to the following persons who are not registered voters of the Town of Provincetown: Dennis Anderson, Cape End Manor CEO; Peter Borrelli, Executive Director, Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies; Edward Boxer, PHS Principal; Dennis Clark, Recreation Director; Jane Evans, Health Agent; Patricia Fitzpatrick, Tourism Director;